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| posted on August 1st, 2013 at 12:27 AM |
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gearbox jumps out of top, keep or not?
I have a 4 stud swing axle gearbox from a 1969/70 Beetle that jumps out of top gear. I held it in top gear for a couple of years with an Ockie
strap
It is out of the car and I need to know if it is worth keeping it.
I'm about to move house and is it worth taking it with me?
I've been told that a thin steel plate and a new bearing fitted to the front of the gearbox, near where the hockey stick is will fix it. That would
be an easy fix, or does it need a major rebuild?
To keep or not to keep, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler to keep it and fix it or to send it to the great recycling depot in the sky, or to
take up arms in a sea of trouble and trash it for some fun.
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| posted on August 1st, 2013 at 07:19 AM |
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If you can pull the axles and tubes and strap it all on a pallet ill buy it
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shaihulud
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| posted on August 1st, 2013 at 11:07 AM |
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Ah!!! Klaus, Klaus, Klaus.
Thanks for the offer, but that did not answer the question.
You are a very naughty boy.
Answer the question or you will spend the rest of the class sitting outside on the cold, cold paving stones.
Then you will be--" soundly spanked until you are very warm and not a little astonished". (Kipling)
LOL.
Actually you have indicated that it is worth keeping, if you are willing to buy it and pay for freight to the 'Gong, as I am in the Land of the
Sandgropers.
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| posted on August 1st, 2013 at 11:19 AM |
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It will need to be disassembled and the 4th gear cone and operating sleeve replaced.
The small teeth that engage and hold in gear are likely worn, which is very common.
The plate you speak of is a good upgrade to any box,
but is more beneficial to the later gearboxes that use a different front bearing.
The plate stops the forward movement of the main shaft,
and can help, since that forward movement can move 4th gear out of mesh.
...but normally when the wear is at such an extent,
a proper rebuild is usually needed
which will address the many other problems that are probably lurking inside.
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That's mad Alan.
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Klaus
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| posted on August 1st, 2013 at 04:56 PM |
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I normally pay 150 for an unknown or fkd box as I just get them rebuilt , I'm just running low on core long axle swing boxes for my bus projects..
And ego couriers are cheap if there's a depo near you 
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| posted on August 1st, 2013 at 06:07 PM |
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Keep it. Mines been doing the same thing for 2 years. All gears are smooth, just jumps out of fourth. Ockie strap for freeway use.
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| posted on August 1st, 2013 at 06:51 PM |
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I believe doing that does even more damage as you have constant pressure on certain parts
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| posted on August 1st, 2013 at 08:11 PM |
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Drove it 160km a day for over a year with a 1600, and now it's being thrashed by 2054cc for the past year. I'm more worried about the ockie strap
breaking.
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shaihulud
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| posted on August 4th, 2013 at 12:14 AM |
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Thank you gentlemen for your responses.
It's no big deal to keep it, so that's what I'll do.
Thanks again.
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